He commenced his local government career at Logan City Council in 1984 as a cadet straight out of high school and worked his way through the entire business to become Chief Operating Officer.

John held the Chief Operating Officer/ Deputy CEO position at Logan City for over 15 years until 2017. At this time, Logan City Council was the 5th largest Council by population and had the 3rd largest local government budget in Australia. It was also one of the fastest growing local government areas in the country his entire tenure, with significant socio-economic and multi-cultural challenges.

John held management positions in every Council department, so he knows the business of local government intimately.

John filled the key role of Director of Corporate Services at Redland Council from 2016 until 2022.
John also has commercial experience, including owning and running hotels and property development, as well as holding Directorships in both industries.

John is passionate about helping bring people together to find practical solutions to complex problems. His key focus areas are good governance, financial diligence, audit, understanding team dynamics, authentic leadership and organisational culture, professional coaching and mentoring and people development, performance Management and Accountability, mediation and corporate, operational and strategic planning and decision making.